Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum [1] (died 270) were, according to their largely legendary passio of the 6th century, four saints of the same family (a married couple and their two sons).

Marius is called in French St. May, or St. Mary, in Spain, St. Mere, and St. Maire, and in some places, by mistake, St. Maurus. See fragments of his life compiled by Dynamius, extant in Bollandus, with ten preliminary observations.

Saint Marius was an influential figure in the early Christian church, known for his compassion and dedication to helping those in need. His story is rooted in the context of Catholic history around the 3rd century AD.

Jan 19, 2023 · Marius, a nobleman of Persia, with his wife Martha, and two sons, Audifax and Abachum, being converted to the faith, distributed his fortune among the poor, as the primitive Christians did at Jerusalem, and came to Rome to visit the tombs of the apostles.

As a monk in his native city of Orleans, France, Marius was remembered for his exceptional purity and innocence. He became the founder and first abbot of the monastery of Bodon (in what is now the department of Drome) around the year 506.

Marinus (/ məˈriːnəs /; Italian: San Marino) was an Early Christian and the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 from whose initial community the state of San Marino later grew.

Saint Marius Aventicus, also known as Marius Aventicensis, Marius of Avranches, and Marius of Lausanne, was born around 530 in the diocese of Autun, Burgundy, which is located in modern-day France. He came from a wealthy and distinguished family with roots in the Roman Empire.

Feast Day: January 19. The commemoration of St. Marius, St. Martha, St. Audifax, and St. Abachum honors a family of holy martyrs who gave their lives for Christ during the persecution of Christians under the Emperor Claudius II (also known as Claudius Gothicus) in the 3rd century.

Marius Aventicensis or, popularly, Marius of Avenches (532 – 31 December 596) was the Bishop of Aventicum (modern Avenches) from 574, remembered for his terse chronicle. After his death in Lausanne, he was venerated in that city as a saint, and …

Marius, a nobleman of Persia, with his wife Martha, and two sons, Audifax and Abachum, being converted to the faith, distributed his fortune among the poor, as the primitive Christians did at Jerusalem, and came to Rome to visit the tombs of the apostles.